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American Horror story- Asylum

I chose this tv series/season because i fits in with my original idea before the brief change.

The setting is Briarcliff Mental institute, massachusetts

So Who Watches it?

18-49 years olds watch this show due to the gripping storyline. The sexual side of things cater to both age groups as the idea of sexy in this program is old and young. what also makes this program interesting is the fact that they keep the same actors every series but give them different characters to play.

Claudia

My version of claudia fits into this series because she is a mental patient.

Claudia is a young Girl Trapped in a Asylum due to her personality disorder. Claudia has created an alter-ego/personality Quentin. She becomes Quentin when she feels angry , upset or vulnerable. Quentin often appears with an alien like face. This is because Claudia feels like an alien and like nobody understands her. He also sometimes appears with a mutilated mouth. This is because Claudia wishes he would shut up half the time as his thoughts are usually harmful or depressing. The audience will often see Claudia and 'Quentin' have arguments in the cell (Whiles Claudia looks into a mirror). Sometimes it would seem like a marital squabble or something a lot more scary and abusive. Claudia will appear on a 'Good day' (whatever that is in an asylum), Quentin appears on bad days (depressed, self harming , suicidal Claudia) Though you occasionally see them together when one personality attempts to break through.

I chose the word slipping because claudia is slowly slipping from reality, She's starting to wonder if Quentin is real or whether its a dark side she never knew she had.

The key word inspired me to investigate mental disorders, i started to look at personality disorders and watch videos of real people experiencing a personality disorder.

I now need to practise the different ways of someone looking crazy, tired , warn out and maybe ill.

My claudia Facechart

Quentin 

How does he fit into the series? He is Claudias 'other' personality 

what will i need to do to develop my character? Research personality disorders and look at sfx for the mouth.

Quentin face chart! 

I now need to practise the special effects side and find costumes